Skip to main content
CORT logo

Regional Higher Education Sales Executive

CORT

Arlington, VAJob$90K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$90K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

CORT is hiring a Regional Higher Education Sales Executive to cover the Northeast Territory, selling business-to-business solutions to colleges, universities, and purpose-built student or military housing. The role engages decision-makers through prospecting, networking, presentations, and customer outreach, while collaborating with CORT business districts on planning and implementation. It requires travel up to 25% throughout the territory, and candidates must reside within it.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

B2B Sales, requiredHigher Education Sales, nice to haveStudent Housing Sales, nice to haveMilitary Housing Sales, nice to haveTerritory Management, requiredExtended Sales Cycles, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have5 Years B2B Sales Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

CORT is hiring a Regional Higher Education Sales Executive to cover the Northeast Territory. The Higher Education team is a Business-to-Business sales function that sells to colleges, universities, and purpose-built housing for students or military. This person will position CORT as a solutions provider for on- and off-campus key decision makers and influencers, particularly University Housing, International Student Services, Auxiliary Services, Privatized Military Housing and Military Properties.

This position will collaborate with CORT business districts on strategic planning and implementations; and engage in a variety of sales initiatives from networking, prospecting, and introductory presentations to calling existing customers to build rapport and develop new business opportunities.

This position pays a base salary, plus a quarterly bonus. This postition will require travel up to 25% throughout your territory, candidates must reside within territory.

Salary : $90,000 per year plus commission, OTE $130,000.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) available on the first of the month after your hire date

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

  • Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays

  • Company-paid disability and life insurance

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Employee discounts and perks

  • Opportunity to work alongside a tenured team with career growth and mentorship opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Prospecting and Lead Generation: Identify and engage new clients through directories, referrals, events, and outreach campaigns.

  • Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with university and military housing contacts and manage client accounts, ensuring long-term partnerships.

  • Sales Presentations and Proposals: Prepare and deliver customized quotes and presentations to promote CORT’s services and solutions.

  • Internal Collaboration: Work closely with District General Managers (DGMs), Regional Sales Managers (RSMs), and Account Executives (AEs) to align strategies and support local execution.

  • CRM and Reporting: Maintain accurate records in Salesforce and ZoomInfo, and complete expense and sales reports.

  • Event Participation: Represent CORT at housing fairs, conferences, and campus events to promote brand awareness and generate leads.

  • Training and Mentorship: Support teammates and field sales with insights, coaching, and collaboration on university and military trends.

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred

  • 5 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in higher education, student housing, or military housing

  • Multi-state territory management.

  • Experience with extended sales cycles required

About CORT

CORT, a part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.

For more information on CORT, visit https://www.cort.com .

Working for CORT

For more information on careers at CORT, visit https://careers.cort.com/

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information.

CORT participates in the E-Verify program.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time.

EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position. When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,291 open Sales Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90K/yr
  • Virginia median$165–219K/yr55 salary ranges
  • US median$122–194K/yr1,715 salary ranges

This rate, $90K, is 52% below the Virginia median midpoint ($186K) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Executive salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 73 open Sales Executive jobs in Virginia and 2,291 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Sales Executive postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,712 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 463 of the 2,291 open Sales Executive jobs (20%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.